Pork Knuckle tilted his head and asked curiously, "What if Master Two is also the receiving partner?"
Ji Ting had already opened his book. As he read, he said, "Then I'll be the active partner. As long as it's Ji Yanzhi, that's all that matters."
"Wow..."
Ji Ting looked up. "What is it?"
Pork Knuckle rubbed his chin with a fin. "I used to secretly capture Master Two's microexpressions to collect data. I noticed that when he's alone, his emotional changes are completely consistent with his outward traits. But when he's with you, he sometimes feels insecure."
Ji Ting's brow shifted slightly, and he put down his book. "Why?"
"I didn't know before, either, but now I have data to support it." Pork Knuckle stretched his neck and pointed a fin at him. "Because you're too perfect as his partner."
That answer was completely unexpected. Ji Ting's brow furrowed even deeper. "How could I be perfect? I have plenty of flaws in my personality."
Pork Knuckle's eyes widened in surprise. "Such as?"
"I'm stubborn, I hold grudges, and I often take things and people too seriously. And in a romantic relationship, I can offer him less emotional support than most people."
Pork Knuckle couldn't disagree more with that list of flaws. "Master Two is stubborn and holds grudges too, so in that respect, you're alike. It'll only make him like you more."
"What about the lack of emotional support?"
Pork Knuckle scrunched up his face and pointed at the book on the table. "You'll read through the literature just because he has a question. Doesn't that count as emotional support?"
Ji Ting glanced down, then looked up and blinked. "I'm just helping him answer his question."
Pork Knuckle couldn't help letting out a heartfelt sigh. "With your emotional intelligence so